(00:01-00:57) Cargo plane(00:58-02:12) Part time college students, non-traditional are excited about weekend college (02:13-03:15) Dance for African American youth at the American Legion Hall (03:16-04:23) McKinley High School marching band,...

Alvin Davis and men from the Public Works Department moving furniture and shelving to the North Baton Rouge Branch Library. Located at the corner of Plank Rd. and Winbourne St., at the time of its opening, this library was the largest in the...

Baton Rouge High School Band at Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond taking part in a pageant of half time football shows of bands from all over the state on November 3, 1953. Taken from Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1954-1955.

Baton Rouge High School Band at Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond taking part in a pageant of half time football shows of bands from all over the state on November 3, 1953. Taken from Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1954-1955.

Baton Rouge High School Band performs a formation during the half time show at the Baton Rouge High School-Holy Cross football game, 1958. Taken from the Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1958-1959.

Baton Rouge High School Band, Hi-Steppers, Drum Corps and Boosters perform at the half time of the Bogalusa-Baton Rouge High School Football game in Bogalusa, La. October 5, 1956. Taken from the Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1956-1957.

Central Fire Station. 425-437 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, La. Constructed for a cost of $85,000 in 1924. At the time it was built, this was one of six modern fire stations in the area. Photograph by Ewing. August 13, 1925

Door to the House of Representatives, Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La. The mural hereon represents the Goddess of Time around her engineering, knowledge, art, and philosophy with a background of matching agriculture. The bronze door...

Dr. Alvin Batiste November 7, 1932 – May 6, 2007. Considered a founder of modern New Orleans jazz, Batiste was a long time instructor at Southern University where he created the Batiste Jazz Institute and taught the likes of Branford Marsalis,...

Dr. Leo Stanley Butler was born August 12, 1899 in Burtville, a small community just south of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Baton Rouge Colored School in 1918. He was the first male to receive a diploma from what became McKinley. He completed both...

Dr. Leo Stanley Butler was born August 12, 1899 in Burtville, a small community just south of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Baton Rouge Colored School in 1918. He was the first male to receive a diploma from what became McKinley. He completed both...

Fire Chief Edgar LeJeune rides in the car with the Queen of the Christmas Parade. Driven by Captain Donald Arceneaux. Written on page "First time fire department had chief ride with a queen in open car. Firemen walked in body in dress uniform...

Fire Chief Edgar LeJeune rides in the car with the Queen of the Christmas Parade. Driven by Captain Donald Arceneaux. Written on page "First time fire department had chief ride with a queen in open car. Firemen walked in body in dress uniform...

Fire Chief Edgar LeJeune rides in the car with the Queen of the Christmas Parade. Driven by Captain Donald Arceneaux. Written on page "First time fire department had chief ride with a queen in open car. Firemen walked in body in dress uniform...

Fire Chief Edgar LeJeune rides in the car with the Queen of the Christmas Parade. Driven by Captain Donald Arceneaux. Written on page "First time fire department had chief ride with a queen in open car. Firemen walked in body in dress uniform...

Fire Chief Edgar LeJeune rides in the car with the Queen of the Christmas Parade. Driven by Captain Donald Arceneaux. Written on page "First time fire department had chief ride with a queen in open car. Firemen walked in body in dress uniform...

Istrouma schools began in a two room house in 1917 in North Baton Rouge. As time went on, the student population grew steadily and outpaced the growth of the faculty. A number of buildings and hand-me-down materials were haphazardly obtained...

Lloyd's Map of the Lower Mississippi from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled from Government Surveys in the Topographical Bureau, Washington D.C. Revised and corrected to the present time by Captains Bart and William Bowen. Exhibiting the...

Mayor Woody Dumas with members of the National Association of Counties (NACo), of which he served as president and was still an active member at the time of this photo. Shown here with other NACo members and President Hubert Humphrey (third from...